
Derek E.G Briggs
BA(Dubl), PhD(Cantab), ScD(hc Dubl)G. Evelyn Hutchinson Professor of Geology and Geophysics, and Curator-in-charge, Invertebrate Paleontology Yale University
Honorary Member ScienceElected in 2003
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Read more about the RIAG. Evelyn Hutchinson Professor of Geology and Geophysics, and Curator-in-charge, Invertebrate Paleontology Yale University
Honorary Member ScienceElected in 2003